Life DrawingLesson IGesture -- The Foundation of Figurative Art

Importance of the free-going mark

Interesting

The short gesture pose forces the artist to work fast. Being
perfect with fast marks is so unlikely, a better strategy would be using
several trial marks for the subject parts. That could be the ovals, the
center lines, the exterior contours, whatever you decide to focus on. The
resulting drawing displays an evolving thinking process unique to the artist,
which happens to be interesting.

Adding potential

Trial marks add a vibration that effects movement, tension,
atmosphere, strength, delicacy, etc. The marks are seminal traits in your
visual concept that can be used like idea pathways, suggesting direction
as the drawing moves beyond the gesture phase.